⚽️ Premier League Matchweek 8: Preview, Stats, Results and Live Updates- Leicester City vs Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and More

Brentford are winless in their last six meetings with Chelsea in all competitions (D1 L5) since a 3-1 away win in February 1939. This is the first league meeting between the sides since a 2-0 win for the Blues in March 1947.

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Chelsea have won their last two meetings with Brentford by a 4-0 scoreline, with both of these fixtures coming in the FA Cup (February 2013 and January 2017).

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Brentford have already drawn with Crystal Palace, and beaten both Arsenal and West Ham this season. They’re the first team in Premier League history to remain unbeaten in each of their first three London derby matches in the competition.

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Chelsea have lost just one of their 12 Premier League away games under Thomas Tuchel (W8 D3), having lost four of their last five on the road under Frank Lampard. The Blues have kept six clean sheets in this run, shipping seven goals in total.

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Chelsea have the best shot conversion rate in the Premier League this season (15.3%), as well as the best difference between goals scored (15), and expected goals (11.8 - +3.2). At the other end meanwhile, Chelsea have the best difference between goals conceded (3) and expected goals against (8.6) in the Premier League this term (5.6).

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Chelsea’s Timo Werner scored his first goal in 10 Premier League games against Southampton last time out. The German has only scored in consecutive league appearances once for the Blues, doing so in November 2020.

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Watford vs Liverpool XI

Watford XI: Foster; Femenia; Troost-Ekong, Cathcart, Rose; Sarr, Kucka, Sissoko, Masina; Hernandez, Dennis.

Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Matip, Robertson; Henderson, Milner, Keita; Salah, Firmino, Mane.

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Sadio Mane gives Liverpool the lead against Watford.

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Sadio Mané has now scored 100 Premier League goals and not a single one of them has been from the penalty spot.

One for the purists. :person_in_lotus_position:

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Only three African players in the competition’s history have scored 100+ Premier League goals:

:cote_divoire: Didier Drogba (104)
:egypt: Mohamed Salah (103)
:senegal: Sadio Mané (100)

Three Kings.

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100 - Sadio Mané has now scored 100 goals in the Premier League, and in the meantime become only the third player to reach 100+ Premier League goals without any of them being penalties, after Les Ferdinand (149) and Emile Heskey (110).

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Three players have scored 100+ Premier League goals without scoring a single penalty:

◉ Les Ferdinand (149)
◉ Emile Heskey (110)
◉ Sadio Mane (100)

Sadio joins the club.

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Mohamed Salah is the first player to be directly involved in 10+ Premier League goals this season:

◉ 8 games
◉ 6 goals
◉ 4 assists

Starting the season on fire. :heart_eyes:

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Roberto Firmino makes it 2-0 to Liverpool against Watford.

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Mo Salah’s assist for Sadio Mane was special :flushed:

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Roberto Firmino has now scored as many Premier League goals as Duncan Ferguson (68).

Two completely different Merseyside No.9s. :red_circle::large_blue_circle:

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:soccer::soccer: vs. Crystal Palace
:soccer: vs. Tottenham
:soccer::soccer: vs. Man Utd
:soccer: vs. Burnley
:soccer: vs. Norwich
:soccer::soccer: vs. Porto
:soccer: vs. Watford

Each of Roberto Firmino’s last 10 goals across all competitions have come away from home.

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35y 285d - James Milner is the oldest player to assist a goal for Liverpool in the Premier League since Gary McAllister in October 2001 (36y 299d v Leicester). Timeless.

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HALF-TIME Watford 0-2 Liverpool

Sadio Mane’s 100th #PL goal and Roberto Firmino’s tap-in give the Reds a commanding lead at the interval

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Liverpool DOMINATED the first half vs. Watford :flushed:

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